Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Connecticut/Archive 3

For 2009 WikiProject Connecticut talk.

Norwalk Wiki
Greetings folks, great work on all the Connecticut stuff. I recently created the Norwalk Wiki for everything related to Norwalk, Connecticut that would not otherwise be notable enough for Wikipedia. Its brand new, so we (ahem, really just "I" right now) need to get the word out about it. I invite your correspondence. Be well, Pontiff Greg Bard (talk) 22:19, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group
Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators.

All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. &mdash; Delievered by §hepBot  ( Disable )  on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 05:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

WT:CITIES
Please see the above note in relation to the infobox in a few articles (160). -- User:Docu

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GA Sweeps invitation
This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.

If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Connecticut portal
Comments are welcome at Portal peer review/Connecticut/archive1. Thanks! – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 18:40, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Now at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Connecticut. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 20:24, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

George W. Bush GA Sweeps: On Hold
I have reviewed George W. Bush for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:08, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

NRHP town name issues in CT
There's a discussion and some disagreement now at Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut about recent edits to NRHP list-articles for Connecticut and how to move forward. It would help to have perspective of other editors. doncram (talk) 21:40, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

New article: Connecticut Science Center
Have at it: Connecticut Science Center. Jehochman Talk 21:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Historic districts and villages
If anyone is still active here, there is an RFC for whether historic districts and villages can/should be merged in certain cases where there is substantial overlap or not. Discussion is at Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut. --Polaron | Talk 02:02, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

To clarify what I'm talking about, should there for example be separate articles for the village of Southport and the Southport Historic District (currently redirects), or is a merged article more appropriate? --Polaron | Talk 02:11, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Polaron, for your view. To counter-clarify, the RFC is posed to determine whether or not one editor shall edit war to enforce his merger decisions, or whether facts and sources and so on should be considered in a discussion to consensus. :)  Specifically the RFC opened at Talk:National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut asks: "In the absence of evidence of substantial overlap, and of consensus decisions for mergers, must NRHP-listed historic districts be merged to articles on neighborhoods, villages, towns that may contain them?" doncram (talk) 03:09, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Mark Twain House GA Sweeps: On Hold
I have reviewed Mark Twain House for GA Sweeps to determine if it still qualifies as a Good Article. In reviewing the article I have found several issues, which I have detailed here. Since the article falls under the scope of this project, I figured you would be interested in contributing to further improve the article. Please comment there to help the article maintain its GA status. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 07:35, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Relevant AfD
Relevant AfD to this WikiProject, on the article Bethel Church, Mansfield Woodhouse. Cirt (talk) 05:19, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Introducing The Wiki Connecticut mailing list
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